John Costello (English footballer)

John Costello
Personal information
Full name	John Castelli
Date of birth	15 May 1890
Place of birth	Blackley, England
Date of death	24 June 1915 (aged 25)
Place of death	HMHS Soudan, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Castelli, known as Costello (15 May 1890 – 24 June 1915) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop as a right back.^[6]

Personal life[]

Costello worked as a warehouseman.^[5] On 30 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Plymouth Battalion, Royal Naval Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry.^[2] He held the rank of sergeant and was shot in the right ankle at Gallipoli on 12 June 1915.^[4]^[7] Evacuated to the hospital ship HMHS Soudan, Costello died of wounds on 24 June 1915.^[4]^[7] He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.^[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Glossop	1913–14^[8]	Second Division	7	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			7	0	0	0	7	0

References[]

^ "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Royal Marines 1899–1919 Transcription". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c John Costello on Lives of the First World War
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Name Costello, John Register Number: 428 Division: Royal Marine Light...". National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "John Costello | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^ John Costello at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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[Rochdale-1] "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[LOTFWW-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Royal Marines 1899–1919 Transcription". Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[CWGC-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[LOTFWW2-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c John Costello on Lives of the First World War

[NationalArchives-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Name Costello, John Register Number: 428 Division: Royal Marine Light...". National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[Joyce-6] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 66. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[FATFWW-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "John Costello | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

[8] John Costello at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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Personal information
Full name	John Castelli^[1]
Date of birth	(1890-05-15)15 May 1890^[2]
Place of birth	Blackley, England
Date of death	24 June 1915(1915-06-24) (aged 25)^[3]
Place of death	HMHS Soudan, off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey^[4]
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)^[5]
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Altrincham
1911	Rochdale	1	(0)
	Longfield
1913–1914	Glossop	7	(0)
	Stockport County
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only